(19)
(11) EP 1 740 607 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.06.2006

(43) Date of publication:
10.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/02

(21) Application number: 05778940.6

(22) Date of filing: 22.04.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C07K 14/415(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2005/013706
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/111216 (24.11.2005 Gazette 2005/47)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 23.04.2004 US 565031 P
18.01.2005 US 644612 P

(71) Applicants:
  • Ceres, Inc.
    Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1440 (US)
  • Fang, Yiwen
    Los Angeles, CA 90066 (US)
  • Pennell, Roger I.
    Malibu, CA 90265 (US)
  • Wu, Chuan-Yin
    Newbury Park, CA 91320 (US)
  • Cook, Zhihong C.
    Woodland Hills, CA 91364 (US)
  • Tatarinova, Tatiana
    Los Angeles, CA 90066 (US)
  • Zhang, Hongyu
    Los Angeles, CA 90034 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • FANG, Yiwen
    Los Angeles, California 90066 (US)
  • PENNELL, Roger I.
    Malibu, California 90265 (US)
  • WU, Chuan-Yin
    Newbury Park, California 91320 (US)
  • COOK, Zhihong C.
    Woodland Hills, California 91364 (US)
  • TATARINOVA, Tatiana
    Los Angeles, California 90066 (US)
  • ZHANG, Hongyu
    Los Angeles, California 90034 (US)

(74) Representative: Wichmann, Hendrik 
Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler Wichmann Huhn Prinzregentenstrasse 68
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


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